Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples by Huang, Chia-yuan; Davies, Daniel; Fell, Dafydd;

Short description:

This edited volume provides a complete introduction to critical issues across the field of Indigenous peoples in contemporary Taiwan, from theoretical approaches to empirical analysis.

Long description:

This edited volume provides a complete introduction to critical issues across the field of Indigenous peoples in contemporary Taiwan, from theoretical approaches to empirical analysis.

Seeking to inform wider audiences about Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples, this book brings together both leading and emerging scholars as part of an international collaborative research project, sharing broad specialisms on modern Indigenous issues in Taiwan. This is one of the first dedicated volumes in English to examine contemporary Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples from such a range of disciplinary angles, following four section themes: long-term perspectives, the arts, education, and politics. Chapters offer perspectives not only from academic researchers, but also from writers bearing rich practitioner and activist experience from within the Taiwanese Indigenous rights movement. Methods range from extensive fieldwork to Indigenous-directed film and literary analysis.

Taiwan's Contemporary Indigenous Peoples will prove a useful resource for students and scholars of Taiwan Studies, Indigenous Studies and Asia Pacific Studies, as well as educators designing future courses on Indigenous studies.

"Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples is a thorough examination of indigenous peoples in the country. This volume aptly speaks to the unique historical and multiethnic characteristics of the island>state in strong opposition to the one-dimensional, China-centric narrative within the island-state and across the Taiwan Strait. It is an enjoyable read that extends the horizon of Taiwan’s indigenous studies in response to the ongoing development of the field across the world. "

Chia-rong Wu, EATS Newletter: issue 19

"Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples deserves a place on the shelves of all teachers, students, and scholars of Indigenous Studies, in Taiwan and beyond."

Paul D. Barclay, International Journal of Taiwan Studies (2022)

Table of Contents:

1. Taiwan’s Contemporary Indigenous Peoples  2. Population Movements and the Construction of Modern Tradition within Contemporary Taiwan Indigenous Society  3. Making God’s Country: A Phenomenological Approach to Christianity among the Sediq-Truku of Taiwan  4. Indigenous Literature in Contemporary Taiwan  5. Teach Your Children Well: Traditional Education in Indigenous-Directed Film From Taiwan  6. The Shifting Chronotopes of Indigeneity in Taiwanese Documentary Film  7. The Public Rise and Exhibition of Taiwan Indigenous Art and its Role in Nation-building and Reconciliation  8. The State of the Nation: Contemporary issues in Indigenous language education in Taiwan  9. The changing representation of indigenous peoples in Taiwan’s elementary Social Studies textbooks  10. Indigenous Political Representation and Indigenous Voting Behaviour in Taiwan  11. Indigenous Traditional Territory and Decolonisation of the Settler State: the Taiwan Experience  12. Conflict and Reconciliation between Civil Law and Indigenous Legal Traditions: The Case of Land Governance in Taiwan  13. Indigenous Peoples and the Politics of the Environment in Taiwan  14. Restoring Pingpu Indigenous Status and Rights  15. The Austronesian Narrative: The role of Indigenous Heritage in Taiwanese Diplomacy